One of the most common questions I get in my
Monroeville/Penn Hills Chiropractic office is, “What kind of mattress should I
buy?” Although this is a very important question, the answer is somewhat
simplistically complicated. Confused by that? Don't be.

It’s a vitally
important question because, if you think of it like this (and few do), if you
sleep a minimum of 6 hours per night, then you spend 1/4 of your entire life in
bed. That’s just getting a minimum required night’s sleep. If you get closer to
8 hours, then you spend 1/3 of your life in bed. In light of that, a mattress
is the most important piece of furniture that you’ll buy, so it’s important to
get a good one.

The answer though
as to what you should have is complex. I mean, if there were a mattress that
made everyone sleep well and wake up feeling good, refreshed, and pain-free,
then everyone would have it and we wouldn’t see such a variety out there. So
the perfect mattress, or moreso one that’s right for everyone, doesn’t exist.
That’s why I never actually endorse a particular brand. The crucial rule of
thumb though is this: you should have one that’s firm and supportive. It should
support your body well, not sink-in and be too soft, but then again not too
hard where you feel uncomfortable.Never
ever sleep on a water bed!

What I tell my Pittsburgh Chiropractor patients is this: Buy a mattress that’s
firm/really firm. Make sure it is nice and supportive. It’s difficult though
because let’s face it, when you’re shopping and lying on mattresses for 5
minutes at a time at the store, nearly each one feels great. It’s really not
until you get it home for a week or so do you truly know if it’s right. But
here’s the trick, by buying one that’s firm/really firm (no pillow tops also),
if you get it home and it ends up being too firm for your liking, then it’s
very easy to soften it up a wee bit to your liking. You can buy thin egg-crate
toppers etc. to put on top of your mattress. You can’t however harden up a
mattress if it’s too soft to begin with.

So get something
firm and supportive. It should be like that regardless and that will give you
the best support and the best night’s sleep. If you need to soften it up a tad
though (try to resist that, but I understand if it needs a bit of softening),
then you can do it easily and tailor it to your comfort level.

Ahmad said:

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2012-11-06 06:46:43

Badri said:

Couldn't agree more! Many of the obstacles we are fincag in our profession have unfortunately been created by ourselves.Thanks for the reminder of how important it is to make sure patients understand what we are doing to them, but even more importantly, what we are doing FOR them!

2012-11-06 18:38:11

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